I see the value in reporting. I see the value in what WISPA did after CALEA was a requirement. I don't see the value in CALEA itself.
---------- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Muto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 11:06 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] Topic change - Trade Association Was: Report: FCCtoPunishComcast Over Web Blocking > You don't get it. CALEA was a good thing for WISPA and its members. You > need to understand that you pick the battles you feel > you can win. WISPA has gained a good amount of respect from the FCC, but > this is only one of many battle fronts WISP's are up > against. > > The FIGHT for US battle cry you comment on takes money, time and a good > amount off leg work to make things work. You are > dealing with a bureau that has many different levels of staffing, it can > take weeks to know who to talk to, when and if they > will talk to you, will it be ex-parte or not, etc, etc, etc. > > Understand that the RBOCs and other companies are clamoring for the eyes > and ears of those a the FCC, as WISPs need to get > to.The fight is not only on the federal level, but also at the state and > local levels as well. > > > Frank > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 6:36 PM > Subject: Re: [WISPA] Topic change - Trade Association Was: Report: FCC > toPunishComcast Over Web Blocking > > >> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> <insert witty tagline here> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Frank Muto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "WISPA General List" <wireless@wispa.org> >> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 8:53 AM >> Subject: [WISPA] Topic change - Trade Association Was: Report: FCC to >> PunishComcast Over Web Blocking >> >> >>> >>> I will got out here and say it. There is NO excuse not to support WISPA, >>> NONE! So for all of you on this general list not >>> supporting WISPA, you are losing out on an opportunity to make your >>> livelihood last and support your families for years to >>> come. $25 a month is a small price to pay for some representation in a >>> industry that is supporting yourself and families. I >>> am sure you can find that much on wasted expenses every month. >> >> >> Yes, there is. Until the current leadership gets their head out of the >> sand and starts fighting FOR US, instead of playing the FCC's patsy, I >> will >> not give them another dollar. >> >> When the boys came back from DC and posting to the lists that "CALEA" and >> the reporting mandates were good things, I could no longer in good >> conscience give them another dollar to use to use AGAINST US. Whatever >> they did or said in DC on that topic, IN NO WAY REPRESENTED ME OR THE >> INTERESTS OF MY BUSINESS OR MY FUTURE. >> >> When I saw certain WISPA leadership glom onto the idea of a CALEA mandate >> being an opportunity to extract more money and blackmail more >> memberships, I >> was immediately convinced that they were in it FOR THEM, and not us. I >> even saw posting by someone who said that CALEA would be good for WISPA. >> Not good for the members = good for WISPA? >> >> Hell NO! I will not play that game. >> >> We got local, state and federal governemnt playing that game, why would I >> voluntarily add WISPA to it? >> >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
